To demonstrate the enormity of the impending budget shortfall, consider this: if the University of North Carolina System was not appropriated a single dollar next year, the state ... Keep Reading
Constitutional Amendment Referendum in November
When North Carolinians cast their votes this election season, they will be asked whether to amend the state constitution such that it would prohibit any convicted felon from ... Keep Reading
Government is Broken in Raleigh
The recent track record of North Carolina’s government indicates that a change of course may be necessary to ensure public trust. Over the last few years, North Carolina ... Keep Reading
SB897: Passing the Buck in the Budget
Sen. Charlie Dannelly (D-Mecklenburg) has the dubious distinction of being the primary sponsor of the budget bill for fiscal year 2010-11. Read the bill, SB897, and the money ... Keep Reading
SB 1216: The “Sock It to the Mortgage Lenders Act”
No one should be surprised that our backwards thinking General Assembly has raised fees on mortgage lenders as the housing market struggles to regain traction after the housing ... Keep Reading
Money Misplaced Again
The University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG) was granted, during the 2010 legislative session, the authority to use $17 million in capital funds to purchase land and ... Keep Reading
HB972: State Intends to Encroach on Private Enterprise
Rep. Cullie Tarleton (D-Watauga) is the sponsor of this week’s bad bill, HB972, an act to create the Uwharrie Regional Resources Commission. The Commission established ... Keep Reading
Certain Lawmakers Believe the Latest Skinny on Milk – It’s Fattening
Never before has the term “Nanny State” been more applicable than it is today. The bill, HB1726 entitled “Improve Child Care Nutrition/Activity Standards,” is an intrusion on ... Keep Reading
General Assembly Moves to Save the World
Sponsored by Reps. Pricey Harrison (D-Guilford), Alice Graham Underhill (D-Craven) and Winkie Wilkins (D-Person), HB1807 is a resolution entitled “Support Federal Climate ... Keep Reading
Liberty vs. Security: A Debate on Collecting DNA Sample on Arrest
The General Assembly is currently considering HB1403, "Collecting DNA Sample on Arrest," sponsored by Reps. Wil Neumann (R-Gaston), Pearl Burris-Floyd (R-Gaston), Darrell McCormick ... Keep Reading
